Yesterday was a quiet day, after all the commotion that’s been going on in our lives for the last few months it was kinda boring! So I took the kids outside to burn off a little energy and enjoy the day. Sophie was in a bad mood, which is quite unusual, so I put her up on Dalton’s bike and… Read More
Isabelle’s one year post-placement
We met with the social worker on Thursday to complete Isabelle’s last post placement report. The SW needed a picture of just the three of us for the report and I realized we didn’t have one! All our pictures have one of us with her, or the entire crew. We had to have Tori take this right before the SW… Read More
What makes it all better? Ice cream!
Sophie is sick. She got the bug Isabelle had that gave Isabelle a double ear infection. Well, this nasty bug gave Sophie some serious bronchitis, a fever and a general crankiness. We have been standing on our heads trying to please her, but sometimes it just isn’t enough. The picture of her crying was when Isabelle sat in the chair… Read More
going Hollywood
We were on our way to celebrate Tori’s straight A’s (yeah, Tori!) at Johnny Carino’s last night and we were being silly putting our sunglasses on the girls. They actually looked pretty stylish sitting in their sweet Britax carseats wearing some shades. I often wonder why I was content to put my older children in $50 car seats, but for… Read More
Just chillin’
We’ve been taking it easy lately, staying up late and sleeping in until about 10:00. The girls woke up this morning and decided to continue chillin’. Sophie climbed up on the couch and set herself up with a pillow and her thumb to watch her show with Isabelle. I have to admit, when I first saw Sophie sucking her thumb… Read More
Finally, some FUN!
The girls have been loving the new playset. It’s only been in the last few days that we’ve been able to take them out back for any amount of time since we’ve been so busy moving in and getting all our things organized and put away. Thank goodness there are two swings and two spots on the glider, they both… Read More
After a long and occasionally difficult few weeks…
We’re finally settled into our new house. We left our house in St. Louis only a few days after Sophie and I returned home from China. We were both suffering from serious jet lag, but we all wanted to get on the road to our new house ASAP. So we finished up the packing with the help of some amazing… Read More
The end of an era
Terri and I have been meeting at McDonald’s weekly for Bible study for four years. With this move, our meetings will have to come to an end. I have so enjoyed the studies we have done, but even more the time spent together, talking about our triumphs and struggles and discussing how God is working in our lives. Dalton was… Read More
Great news for Isabelle
We had our final cardiologist appointment here in Illinois before we move. This was Isabelle’s first appointment since her post op check up and I was a tiny bit worried that something might come up. When we arrived I asked if an echocardiogram was scheduled and she said Dr. Chen would examine Isabelle and decide then. We were sent for… Read More
Still waiting for news
Today marks day 33 since we’ve been logged in at the CCAA. Lately TAs for the special needs program have been coming really quickly, some as soon as 45-65 days post LID. I don’t know if that trend will hold true for us, but a girl can hope, right? I find myself starting to really believe she’s coming home soon… Read More